Dear All,

 

I have just been advised that there are Socrates Grants that can be used for this Summer School.

 

However time is short.

 

If you are interested, please register at the web site (www.eaae-astro.org) immediately.

 

Regards, Alan Pickwick.

 

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Summer School for Teachers in Munich

 

The European Association for Astronomy Education and the European Southern Observatory are jointly organising a Summer School that is open to all teachers who work in primary and secondary schools in European countries.

 

Around sixty European teachers will attend general lectures, workshops and observational sessions. The event is not aimed at experts and the presentations will be in English.

 

It will be held at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Munich from 19th to 23rd July 2007.

 

Main Features

 

Astronomers and working schoolteachers will present a wide range of activities for schoolteachers, with the emphasis on the active participation of the attendees.  This will offer teachers access to specific research, to new educational materials and methods, and the chance to exchange experiences.

 

The theme of this Summer School is ‘Astronomy at the School: Activities and Experiments’.

 

There will be:

 

* General Lectures presented during the Opening and Closing sessions.

 

*  Workshops held in small groups. The objective of these activities is to offer teachers very practical presentations.

 

*  Observation sessions of the Sun and the stars.

 

*  Poster exhibitions to which participants are invited to contribute by presenting posters of particular astronomical activities.

 

*  A session to evaluate the different activities of the Summer School.

There will be a chance to make comments on the course.

 

Registration

 

There is a maximum of 60 participants and the event is very likely to be over-subscribed. The Summer School is for schoolteachers interested in Astronomy even if they only have limited knowledge in this field. The language will be English.

 

The closing date for registration is April 30th 2007.

 

Contact for full details: Alan_C_Pickwick <<at>> btinternet <<dot>> com

(Tel: 0161 973 6796) or look on the EAAE web site at www.eaae-astro.org